The answers to questions like these help cultural organizations communicate with their audiences more effectively and develop products that are more likely to succeed.

How can design research help cultural institutions add value to more people’s lives?

We’re sharing the results of our research in a series of weekday letters that help readers learn:

How to uncover unique value propositions that resonate with particular audience segments.

How organizations can benefit from prioritizing better metrics that align the organization around its audience.

How to create systems that support continuous audience feedback.

How to apply Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) thinking to decision-making processes.

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I find these emails really thought-provoking. You make me question assumptions on audiences, marketing, design and many other facets of the overall non-profit experience. There are too many 'givens' in the field, and you not only make me question them, you also give me proactive ideas on what can be done to make things better.

Francis French
Author and Board Member of Higher Orbits Foundation

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Head of Knowledge Management, The Morton Arboretum